Posted on March 30, 2007 by kairikurm
The State Nature Conservation Centre in association with the Põhjakonn non-profit organisation and the Road Administration will be launching a project on 1 April titled “Frogs on the Road” for caring people to help them chart areas in Estonia where frogs’ migratory routes cross highways.
“We want to identify the areas where the frogs are crossing [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2007 by kairikurm
The Estonian economy grew by 10.9 percent in the last quarter of 2006, bringing annual growth to a total of 11.4 percent. The rate of economic growth was one of the most rapid in the European Union, second only to Latvia’s 11.9 percent. The average of all of the member states for the year was [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2007 by kairikurm
A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment has mapped 15 regions in the country that are at significant risk of flooding. Measures to reduce these risks have begun to be developed.
“The Ministry of the Environment’s study revealed that the greatest risk of flooding is connected to the bad state of barriers and similar [...]
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